diff --git a/.github/workflows/periodic-merge-24h.yml b/.github/workflows/periodic-merge-24h.yml
index 5501dc0c0caf..96d97f6df803 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/periodic-merge-24h.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/periodic-merge-24h.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
             into: staging-next-25.05
           - from: staging-next-25.05
             into: staging-25.05
-          - from: master
+          - from: release-25.11
             into: staging-next-25.11
           - from: staging-next-25.11
             into: staging-25.11
diff --git a/doc/redirects.json b/doc/redirects.json
index 2570eec68018..890d5db0f321 100644
--- a/doc/redirects.json
+++ b/doc/redirects.json
@@ -298,6 +298,30 @@
   "chap-overlays": [
     "index.html#chap-overlays"
   ],
+  "sec-nixpkgs-release-26.05": [
+    "release-notes.html#sec-nixpkgs-release-26.05"
+  ],
+  "sec-nixpkgs-release-26.05-highlights": [
+    "release-notes.html#sec-nixpkgs-release-26.05-highlights"
+  ],
+  "sec-nixpkgs-release-26.05-incompatibilities": [
+    "release-notes.html#sec-nixpkgs-release-26.05-incompatibilities"
+  ],
+  "sec-nixpkgs-release-26.05-lib": [
+    "release-notes.html#sec-nixpkgs-release-26.05-lib"
+  ],
+  "sec-nixpkgs-release-26.05-lib-breaking": [
+    "release-notes.html#sec-nixpkgs-release-26.05-lib-breaking"
+  ],
+  "sec-nixpkgs-release-26.05-lib-deprecations": [
+    "release-notes.html#sec-nixpkgs-release-26.05-lib-deprecations"
+  ],
+  "sec-nixpkgs-release-26.05-lib-additions-improvements": [
+    "release-notes.html#sec-nixpkgs-release-26.05-lib-additions-improvements"
+  ],
+  "sec-nixpkgs-release-26.05-notable-changes": [
+    "release-notes.html#sec-nixpkgs-release-26.05-notable-changes"
+  ],
   "sec-nixpkgs-release-25.11": [
     "release-notes.html#sec-nixpkgs-release-25.11"
   ],
diff --git a/doc/release-notes/release-notes.md b/doc/release-notes/release-notes.md
index d22faf3a5cfb..dcd7e62d2869 100644
--- a/doc/release-notes/release-notes.md
+++ b/doc/release-notes/release-notes.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 This section lists the release notes for each stable version of Nixpkgs and the current unstable revision.
 
 ```{=include=} sections
+rl-2605.section.md
 rl-2511.section.md
 rl-2505.section.md
 ```
diff --git a/doc/release-notes/rl-2605.section.md b/doc/release-notes/rl-2605.section.md
index af5fde898449..2f228659cd19 100644
--- a/doc/release-notes/rl-2605.section.md
+++ b/doc/release-notes/rl-2605.section.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Nixpkgs 26.05 (2026.05/??) {#sec-nixpkgs-release-26.05}
+# Nixpkgs 26.05 ("Yarara", 2026.05/??) {#sec-nixpkgs-release-26.05}
 
 ## Highlights {#sec-nixpkgs-release-26.05-highlights}
 <!-- To avoid merge conflicts, consider adding your item at an arbitrary place in the list instead. -->
diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/redirects.json b/nixos/doc/manual/redirects.json
index e7a60706ecfe..5c4a6e4bc28c 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/redirects.json
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/redirects.json
@@ -2137,6 +2137,21 @@
   "ch-release-notes": [
     "release-notes.html#ch-release-notes"
   ],
+  "sec-release-26.05": [
+    "release-notes.html#sec-release-26.05"
+  ],
+  "sec-release-26.05-highlights": [
+    "release-notes.html#sec-release-26.05-highlights"
+  ],
+  "sec-release-26.05-new-modules": [
+    "release-notes.html#sec-release-26.05-new-modules"
+  ],
+  "sec-release-26.05-incompatibilities": [
+    "release-notes.html#sec-release-26.05-incompatibilities"
+  ],
+  "sec-release-26.05-notable-changes": [
+    "release-notes.html#sec-release-26.05-notable-changes"
+  ],
   "sec-release-25.11": [
     "release-notes.html#sec-release-25.11"
   ],
diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/release-notes.md b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/release-notes.md
index 3889f4890f66..3ed8d134c06d 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/release-notes.md
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/release-notes.md
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 This section lists the release notes for each stable version of NixOS and current unstable revision.
 
 ```{=include=} sections
+rl-2605.section.md
 rl-2511.section.md
 rl-2505.section.md
 rl-2411.section.md
diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2605.section.md b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2605.section.md
index 645fd1e4771d..0f7e00d6cb11 100644
--- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2605.section.md
+++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-2605.section.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Release 26.05 (2026.05/??) {#sec-release-26.05}
+# Release 26.05 ("Yarara", 2026.05/??) {#sec-release-26.05}
 
 ## Highlights {#sec-release-26.05-highlights}